Peace Move Brings Quick U S Rebuff
Washington brushed aside Spain's mediation proposal from Generalissimo Franco's foreign minister as Secretary Hull dismissed any chance that a neutral mediation could negotiate peace with the Axis. Elmer Davis warned that more peace feelers would come, while noting Spain's self-interest amid German pressure and territory fears. Berlin hailed Jordana's Barcelona appeal, signaling Germany's reception of the move.
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Washington
Spain
Francisco Franco
Hull
Axis
Elmer Davis
Europe
Hitler
Germany
Davis
Ans
Francisco Gomez Jordana
Denmark
Norway
Latin America
Jordana
Hispanidad Council
Vatican
Argentina
Poland
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Compiegne
Fuehrer
British Empire
Joseph Goebbels
Barcelona
Berlin
Spanish Mediation Proposal Quietly Noted in London
London observers show little interest in Gen. Francisco Gomez de Jordana's offer of Spanish mediation to end the war. Spain's foreign policy appears reoriented, with Franco's speeches still pro Axis yet publicly stressing neutrality.
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Chicago Daily News, Inc
London
Francisco Gomez de Jordana
Spain
United States
Caudilla
Francisco Franco
Franco
Danish Saboteurs Try to Kill Nazi Commander in Train Attack
A recent attempt to derail the train carrying General Herman von Hannecken, German occupation commander in Denmark, failed when guards halted the engine after saboteurs loosened rails and set a dynamite charge between Bramminge and Esbjerg, before the damaged section.
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Stockholm
Herman von.Hannecken
Denmark
Bramminge
Esbjerg
Hannecken
Vermont Governor Boosts His Farmers
Vermont Governor William H. Wills praised agriculture as a major war production plant. He projected adding 1,000 year round workers and 4,000 to 5,000 seasonal workers to support more than 25,000 farmers and hired men. Agriculture last year spanned 3.5 million acres on 20,000 farms.
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Schenectady
Vermont
William H. Wills
Landon Praises Dewey as Farmers Friend in Albany Visit
Albany April 17 Gov Thomas E Dewey received praise from former Kansas Gov Alf Landon 1936 Republican nominee for president. Landon said Midwestern farmers back Deweys farm policies and noted New Yorks first Republican administration in 20 years earns GOP support. He canceled an earlier radio talk due to weather and planned a Columbus Ohio meeting with Gov Bricker.
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Herald-Journal
Albany
Thomas FE
Dewey
Alred M. Landon
Kansas
Middle West
New York State
Landon
Executive
New York
West
Mr. Landon
National War Council
Landau
East
Columbus
Ohio
Bricker
Alfred ML. Landon
Thomas E. Dewey
Associated Press
Marine With One Leg Wins Dance Prize
A United States Marine recently back from Guadalcanal won a jitterbug contest at Mare Island Navy Yard. He revealed an artificial lower leg to illustrate a new precision fitting method supervised by Lt. Com. H. I. Barnard, which can cut hospital stays by about 50 percent. Capt. Waltman Walters noted some sailors prefer sleeping on the floor due to wartime ruggedness.
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San Francisco
United States
Guadalcanal
Mare Island
Navy Yard
American College of Surgeons
Navy
H. I. Barnard
Barnard
Pacific War Zone
Waltman Walters
Naval Hospital
Corona
Calif
Chicago Schoolman Heads National Health Education Group
August Pritzlaff, physical education supervisor for Chicago public schools, today assumed the presidency of the American Association for Health Physical Education and Recreation. William L. Hughes of Teachers College, Columbia University, was elected president for 1944-45 at the national war fitness conference. Ruth Evans of Springfield, Massachusetts, was named a vice president.
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Cincinnati
Pritzlaff
Chicago
American’ Association For ‘Health
William L. Hughes
Teachers College
Columbia University
Association
New Orleans
Ruth Evans
Springfield
Mas
Tomatoes Prices Scheduled Across Outlying Towns
London reports tomatoes at 4 dollars per pound today in several outlying towns with a planned sale at 35 cents per pound on Monday when season price control takes effect. The move signals a government price control policy impacting consumer goods.
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London
Farm Labor Import Bill Cleared for Roosevelt Desk
Washington reports the Farm Labor Import Bill, worth 26.1 million dollars, cleared Congress with a House Senate conference vote and goes to President Roosevelt. It funds state recruitment training and supervising of agricultural workers and authorizes imports from Canada Latin America and nearby regions while barring enemy aliens and refugees. The program falls short of the budget bureau request and envisions a limited Canadian influx for New England and New York.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House-Senate
Canada
United States
Budget Bureau
Bahamas
Russell
D-Ga
New England
New York State
Record of New York Factory Employment Reaches 30-Year High
New York factory employment last month rose to about 1.5 million, the highest in 30 years per the State Labor Department. The March total exceeded the 1.3 million peak 23 years ago, with average factory pay at $44.20 weekly, up from $36.88 a year earlier. Governor Dewey received a Hanes committee report claiming industrial decline, while City Investigator Herlands countered the report as unduly dark.
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Albany
New York
State Labor Department
Labor Department
Dewey
John W. Hanes
New York City
William Herlands
Hanes
Denne Promoted by OPA as Acting Buffalo Director
William F. Denne, administrative officer of the Buffalo district Office of Price Administration, was named acting director of the district embracing eight Western New York counties. Denne succeeds W. Stuart Grattan, who leaves to await call to active Navy duty.
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Denne
OPA
Buffalo
William F. Denne
Price Administration
New York
W. Stuart Grattan
Mine Parley Pressure Is Increasing
New York April 17. Pressure grows on coal wage talks as meetings continue into Saturday with two weeks left before contracts lapse. UMW President John L. Lewis seeks a general $2 daily pay hike for soft and hard coal miners amid deadlock. Government wage-boost suggestions meet operator resistance. Extension deadlines loom for Appalachian bituminous operators and for anthracite contracts ending April 30.
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New York
John R. Steelman
Conciliation Service
U. S. Department of Labor
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Appalachian
Chiefs Face Rigid Steel Checks in War Output
Washington April 17. Steel executives and government officials meet to ease over rigid inspections that have reduced plate output. War Production Board chair Donald M Nelson urged honest testing to avoid crippling the war effort. Senators question the push for tougher specs while Truman committee findings spur debate.
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Washington
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Senate
Truman Committee
Irvin Works
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Grand
Nelson
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Carnegie
Pittsburgh
Mon C. Wallgren
Dwash
Harold H. Burton
Rohio
Army
Navy
E. C. Bain
Carnegie Chinoise Steel Corporation
E. F. Entwistle
Bethlehem Steel Company
P. McAllister
Lukens Steel Company
J. H. Mead
Inland Steel Company
E. C. Smith
Republic Steel Corporation
R. E. Zimmerman
U. S. Steel Corporation
L. E. Ekholm
Alan Wood Steel Company
C.C. Henning, Jr
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Accused Youth Faces Army or Death Verdict in Murder Trial
In Kansas City on April 17 29 year old George W Welsh Jr stood trial for first degree murder in his sister Leila Adele Welsh 24 mutilation death. Judge Ridge urged acquittal or conviction while the state sought the death penalty. Defense counsel Barker said Welsh would be in uniform soon if acquitted.
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Kansas City
George W. Welsh, Jr
Freedom
Army
Leila Adele
Albert A. Ridge
Welsh
John T.’ Barker
Bishop Leonard Begins Army Chaplains Tour in Britain
Bishop Adna W. Leonard of the Protestant Church arrives in London as the first leg of a tour visiting Protestant chaplains and service men in four continents. He represents three denominations and will visit London later today, echoing Archbishop Spellman’s Catholic military vicar tour.
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Leonard
London
Adna W. Leonard
Methodist Church
Britain
Francis J. Spellman
U. S
Night Carrier Landing Test Of Air Skill
A wartime account aboard a U S aircraft carrier in the South Pacific describes a night carrier landing test. Pilot skill, moonlit deck cues, and crew coordination underpin a dangerous, precise approach as aircraft touch down safely on a pitching flight deck. Ray Wyllie, Oregonian, is among the pilots highlighted for completing the maneuver.
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Chicago Daily News, Inc
U.S
South Pacific
Jong
Navy
Ray
Wyllie
Oregonian
Middleton Weds in London victuals and mechanized flight wonder
A witness describes a veteran carrier ship’s landing operations with vivid detail. Plane handlers sprint between edges of the flight deck as planes land within seconds, guided by dispatchers and directors. The onlooker highlights the tireless devotion of crew across departments, from plane engineers to gunners, creating a moonlit spectacle of modern naval effort.
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Purse
Real Estate Plan Urged by State Board Group
Albany April 17 A postwar planning and housing committee was created today by the State Association of Real Estate Boards. Led by Robert H. Armstrong the group will seek a sane program for financing construction and ownership of property. A. N. Groves Syracuse said housing finance decentralization and migration are major problems begging a unified plan. Committeemen named include Harry Witte Albany James Houlihan Bronx Victor Matthews Brooklyn Le Grand Robson Buffalo Edward MacDougall Queens Harry Newman New York City F Durand Taylor New York City William Morris Niagara Falls Sidney Grosvenor Schenectady Robert Cowan Syracuse Benedict McGrath Larchmont Thomas Malone Jamaica Alfred De Courcy Louis Kaufmann Staten Island William Woodworth Rochester Edward Hosinger Long Island City.
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Albany
State Association of Real Estate Boards
New York
Robert H. Armstrong
New York City
A. N. Groves
Syracuse
Armstrong
Harry, Co. Witte
James A. Houlihan
Henry G. Waltemade
Bronx
Victor J. Matthews
Brooklyn
le Grand O. Robson
Buffalo
Edward A. MacDougall
Jackson Heights
Harry
G. Newman
F. Durand Taylor
William T. Morris
Niagara Falls
Sidney Grosvenor
Schenectady
Robert Cowan
Benedict F. McGrath
Larchmont
Thomas
F. Malone
Jamaica
Alfred F.de Cour
Farley On Jefferson Teachings Faith in People and Tolerance
James A. Farley former DNC chair outlines Jefferson lessons emphasizing belief in public judgment and opposition to political religious intolerance. He cites an independent judiciary and strong local government with limited federal interference as safeguards against tyranny.
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Springfield
Mags
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Thomas Jefferson
Farley
Rotary Club
Subsidies Hit In House Tilt On Farm Bill
Washington April 17. An effort to slash another 100 million dollars in incentive payments from the 707 million agricultural appropriation failed as the House entered its fourth day of debate over final passage. Terry Taber urged cutting soil conservation payments while Chairman Cannon backed retention. The Farm Security Administration would be shifted to the Farm Credit Administration, with no funds provided, and the National Farmers Union urged a billion dollar farm security program to aid small farmers. The American Farm Bureau Federation supported reducing FSA funding and transferring lending to the Farm Credit Administration and educational work to extension services.
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Washington
House
Tabor
R-N.y
Cannon
D-Mo
Appropriations Committee
Taber
Farm Credit Administration
Farm Security Administration
National Farmers Union
Department of Agriculture
FSA
American Farm Bureau Federation
Extension Service
Fifteen Colgate Seniors Earn Degrees in Quiet Commencement
Fifteen Colgate University seniors received bachelor of arts degrees in a small ceremony in the President Everett Case Library. Five graduates finished early by taking extra courses, while seven were graduating in absentia due to military service. Eight planned to join Army, Navy, or Marine reserves, with two entering medical school.
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Colgate
Hamilton
Colgate University
Everett Case
Army
Navy
Harvard
Cornell
Marine
Parley Eases Toward End of Recording Ban
In New York on April 17 the eight months long ban on recordings persisted as recording companies and the A F of L led by President James C Petrillo failed to reach a deal after a two day negotiating conference ended with no progress. Union reps and radio transcription firms continued talks today.
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New York
American Federation of Musicians
A. F. of L
James C. Petrillo
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